Hey guys, as some of you know I am painting my '70 El Camino a dark "redfire" metallic w/the correct '70 SS stripes on the hood. The paint is a 2003 Grand Prix Color, I'll have a blue peral/clear added over everything. That way it will be my own color.

I thought that I was going to paint the stripes black. But someone suggested that white would be cool too. Now it has me thinking......which would look cooler?

The car will be painted the dark "redfire" metallic, then the stripes (whatever the color) will be painted on, then block sanded to remove the feeling of the stripes, then painted with several coats of blue metallic pearl/clear coat.

I would go with the white strips, everybody and their brother has a red with black chevelle. But my suggestion is I would first paint the stripe color on some scrap first, then apply your blue pearl. You mentioned that you will be painting the stripe then going with the blue pearl on top of that, you may not like the color of the stripe once you put that blue pearl on it. So if you painted it on some scrap you know what color you will get. Also remember the more coats of pearl you add the darker the color gets...Eric

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RacnJsn95:I think the Victory Red looks better... But I would make the stripes either black, or a Little bit lighter red would be cool.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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